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Pacific Treefrog Lokta Card

$5.00$8.00

  • Our images are set in a frame on this beautiful, handmade paper from the Nepalese Lokta shrub.
  • This tree-free paper is both environmentally friendly and sustainably harvested.
  • Each card comes with an envelope and is packaged individually in 100% biodegradable cellophane sleeve.
  • Cards are blank on the inside for your message.
  • Back of card has educational story, shown below in description.

Back of Card DESCRIPTION

The Pacific tree frog is one of the smallest but loudest amphibians in the northwest U.S. Is it an adaptable species which lives in coastal rainforests as well as in ponds near forest edges. Pacific tree frogs range from southern British Columbia south to California and east to Montana and Nevada. It is common, yet secretive. This tiny frog can be identified by its sticky toe pads, black stripes through each eye and a V or Y shaped mark between its eyes. Its color varies from bronze-brown to a light lime green, and individuals can change color from green to brown tones in minutes.

The smaller males are territorial and proclaim their territory with a two-toned mating call, which can be heard up to a mile away. Females lay eggs in temporary ponds in March-May.

Tadpoles eat primarily plant material, and they in turn are preyed upon by many creatures including bullfrog tadpoles, salamander larvae and water bugs. If it has succeeded in surviving its first year it metamorphoses into an insect-eating frog which can be eaten by the likes of herons, raccoons and bullfrogs.

Amphibians as a group are sensitive to environmental changes in water quality and are therefore considered biological indicators or environmental health. Populations of amphibians are declining world-wide, even in remote areas.

artwork by Christi Sobel © 2000
text by Steve Sierigk